"overlook a problem" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone not noticing an issue or potential issue. For example: The manager failed to overlook the potential safety hazard, resulting in an on-site accident.
But some church traditionalists say he has overlooked a problem of homosexuality in the priesthood.
Our battle over the size of the state overlooks a problem that is just as important and that may be easier to muster the collective will to resolve: how effective the state is, regardless of its scale.
"If we are helping our children, then it is also our responsibility to make sure they haven't overlooked a problem," said Robert Morano, a sales representative for WPIX in New York City, who is helping his son and daughter-in-law buy a house in the Danbury-Brewster area.
Second, discussions about college access for low-income students that focus only on high achievers overlook a bigger problem.
It's not uncommon to hear a person complain about a new job when they have overlooked a major problem because the job offered a significant improvement in an area of dissatisfaction in their previous position.
"Problems Riddle Moves to Collect Credit Card Debt" (front page, Aug. 13) overlooks a larger problem.
However, this static view of cancer suppression overlooks a major problem that was articulated by Peto (1977) and named 'Peto's paradox' (Nunney 1999a).
To the Editor: Dennis B. Ross's long lists for both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian situation overlook a major long-term problem: students.
One Giuliani aide who attended some of the meetings on the choice said he never knew of Mr. Kuriansky's findings and does not believe the mayor would have overlooked such a problem.
We thus may have overlooked that a problem based or case based curriculum could include elements from GP/FM without having a proper GP/FM section.
